Cadmium Induces Apoptosis in Freshwater Crab Sinopotamon henanense through Activating Calcium Signal Transduction Pathway.

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Main Authors: Jinxiang Wang, Pingping Zhang, Na Liu, Qian Wang, Jixian Luo, Lan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4694652?pdf=render